strawberry hemanginoma

Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:46 pm

Has anybody had a little one that had or has a strawberry hemanginoma ??

Fri May 11, 2012 12:40 pm

my niece had one, it went away by the time she was three!

Fri May 11, 2012 2:01 pm

Miranda has a small one on the right side of her head. It was the size of a pin-prick when she was born and now looks like a small, raised mole. The pediatrician said they grow for a while (1 year or so) and then start to shrink. They only do anything about it if they obstruct vision or some other necessary function.

Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:18 pm

I am from the Dec 2011 group, but I just happened to see this post. My hunny has stuge weber and his strawberry hemanginoma is on the whole left side of his face and then in the back of his head.

Christina

Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:21 am

I'm in the June 2012 BDC, but was pointed here by a friend on there. I don't know if you're looking for information or just for a showing of hands, so sorry if I've gone overboard on my reply!

My DS has 7 hemangiomas on his skin and one small one on his liver (that we know of). Only one was visible at birth, which is a compound one (partly under the skin, partly on the surface). The other 6 are all on the surface and appeared in his first 2 months. They're very small up to fairly small (~0.5cm - 3cm across), and are on his arms, chest, back and foreskin. None of them cause DS any problems, and the liver function test came back only just outside the normal range, so the specialist we saw said she wasn't concerned at all, and doesn't even want a follow up. We've been told to put Vaseline on the larger ones so they don't dry out, but don't need to do anything else with them.

Two things to watch out for: (1) if they crack, that's a sign of ulceration, which can be very painful. Take the LO to the doctor as soon as you notice this. (2) If they bleed, they'll apparently bleed fast, but, if you apply pressure, they'll stop bleeding quickly too.

One of DS's is already beginning to involute, aged 4 months. It can take into the teenage years for them to fully disappear, but there's rarely a sign of them once they do go. If it's large and/or on the face, you should see someone to help try to prevent any scarring from it, or if it's somewhere that could cause problems (around eyes, on genitalia, etc.).

I hope whoever it is that's affected by this doesn't have any problems from them!

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Jen & Chris
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Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:37 pm

I'm in the June 2012 BDC, but was pointed here by a friend on there. I don't know if you're looking for information or just for a showing of hands, so sorry if I've gone overboard on my reply!

My DS has 7 hemangiomas on his skin and one small one on his liver (that we know of). Only one was visible at birth, which is a compound one (partly under the skin, partly on the surface). The other 6 are all on the surface and appeared in his first 2 months. They're very small up to fairly small (~0.5cm - 3cm across), and are on his arms, chest, back and foreskin. None of them cause DS any problems, and the liver function test came back only just outside the normal range, so the specialist we saw said she wasn't concerned at all, and doesn't even want a follow up. We've been told to put Vaseline on the larger ones so they don't dry out, but don't need to do anything else with them.

Two things to watch out for: (1) if they crack, that's a sign of ulceration, which can be very painful. Take the LO to the doctor as soon as you notice this. (2) If they bleed, they'll apparently bleed fast, but, if you apply pressure, they'll stop bleeding quickly too.

One of DS's is already beginning to involute, aged 4 months. It can take into the teenage years for them to fully disappear, but there's rarely a sign of them once they do go. If it's large and/or on the face, you should see someone to help try to prevent any scarring from it, or if it's somewhere that could cause problems (around eyes, on genitalia, etc.).

I hope whoever it is that's affected by this doesn't have any problems from them!

Thankyou so much for the information, My DD (11 Months) has a small on her cheek but thankfully it is already starting to involute! Its gotten so much lighter in colour, My doctor told me the same thing he didn't want the skin to get dry and crack cause of bleeding.
We actually had a bleed last Winter, her skin got so dry and while crying her skin cracked, I panicked because of how fast the bleed was, but after applying pressure for 2 mins it stopped!
Other then that everything has been going great, not problems no complications

Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:11 pm

My daughter was born with a slight red mark next to her eye. As she grew it enlarged and became raised. It only got asarge as a nickel then started to shrink. By age 3 1/2 it had almost disappeared. Nearly all follow the same pattern. It was hurtful to have strangers looking at her, she was beautiful baby and I wanted people to see past her 'strawberry mark'. I am glad it went before she started school. She is now 14 years old without a trace of the hemangioma.

Hope this helps.